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Stella Dallas

Play trailer Poster for Stella Dallas Released Nov 16, 1925 1h 48m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Out of love and concern, a woman gives up her daughter to a wealthy couple.

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Edmund Wilson The New Republic Though it includes some respectable elements, it is essentially a trashy moving picture based on a trashy story. Jan 23, 2013 Full Review Variety Staff Variety A mother picture. Not a great picture, but a great mother picture. Its sentiment is terrific. Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE In these two roles -- of mother and daughter -- Belle Bennett and Lois Moran give performances of great beauty. Oct 6, 2021 Full Review Maybelle Chew Baltimore Afro-American The story was so moving that I found myself being almost sentimental. Jul 27, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Better than the 1937 version, which is saying a lot. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member skip this and she an actress with enough gravitas 2 carry the title role stanwyck's 1937 version a real tear jerker Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I am shocked to see that I am the first person to leave a review for this absolutely beautiful silent film. I was lucky enough to see it at a special screening a month or two ago at the Walter Reade Theater in NYC, and the print was in terrific shape. Belle Bennett and Lois Moran are beyond amazing, and Henry King is a much underrated director. I cried all through the last third of the film, and still can't get the film's haunting, bittersweet ending scenes out of my head. If you get the chance to see the silent version of Stella Dallas, consider yourself lucky. Even though Barbara Stanwyck is one of my all-time favorite actresses, Belle Bennett cannot be beat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Henry King

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Belle Bennett

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Movie Info

Synopsis Out of love and concern, a woman gives up her daughter to a wealthy couple.
Director
Henry King
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 1925, Original
Runtime
1h 48m